Two financial institutions, Silvergate Capital and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), collapsed early last week due to a series of ill-fated investment decisions which were exposed by global interest rate tightening. The collapses came after the institutions invested large amounts of capital in long-dated US government bonds, which were considered relatively low risk....
The Australian dollar has taken investors on a roller-coaster ride this week, reflective of the gyrations we're seeing in the financial markets. In the North American session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6656, up 0.56%. Australia's employment report for February was stronger than expected. The economy produced 64,600 news jobs, after a decline of 10,900 in January....
This 2 charts reminds me of a James Bond movie, Skyfall. There is a claim by many that, these companies are too big to fail. Oh yeah? 7th largest investment bank in the world is get steamrolled. Yesterday about 6pm Malaysia time, Credit Suisse ($CSGN) got halted due to excessive selling. Robert Kiyosaki predicts this bank will be next. Today, Larry Fink of...
DESCRIPTION: In the chart above I have provided a MICRO ANALYSIS of the VIX INDEX which represents volatility in the overall US MARKET. This is a short term play for this week based on micro volatility cycles. POINTS: 1. Deviation in critical thresholds is 4 points a small adjustment from previous VIX charts published as volatility adheres to this more...
SIVB SVB Financial Group Buyout or Bail Out, the only options! SVB was the second-largest banking failure in the history of the United States! Only 2.7% of Silicon Valley Bank deposits are less than $250,000. Meaning, 97.3% aren't FDIC insured, resulting in over $160 billion of uninsured customer deposits. Roughly 50% of the US venture capital-funded startups...
It is reported that Tesla's vehicles are not allowed to enter government institutions in China. Recently, there have been news that some cities in China have been planning restrictions, which will limit Tesla's access to more places. If this news is true, it will be very unfavorable for Tesla. China is a populous country with a huge demand for vehicles,...
The British pound has reversed directions after an impressive rally that saw GBP/USD climb 370 points. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2154, down 0.24%. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday sent the financial markets into turmoil on Monday. US bank stocks declined sharply, while safe-haven gold powered higher. The US dollar...
CBOT: 10-Year Treasury Futures ( CBOT:ZN1! ) Last Wednesday, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) NASDAQ:SIVB announced that it incurred $1.8 billion loss in the sales of its bond portfolio and sought to issue new shares. Within 48 hours, a bank-run induced by panic customers brought down the legendary bank. On Friday, US banking regulators seized control of SVB. By...
In recent days, our team of analysts and traders has had several in-depth discussions regarding the current situation facing the global banking industry, and we have come to the conclusion that there is no conclusion. SVB's bankruptcy has been particularly overblown in the media, and few have highlighted the fact that this credit institution had assets of less...
That's right! What we are witnessing is money flowing directly out of banks, and into Bitcoin as a result of the recent demonstration of fragility within the banking system by the default of Silicon Valley Bank. This appears to have triggered a mass flow of money out of banks - looking for any alternative at all. Bitcoin is surging as a result and this could...
Over the past few days, we have seen the second and third largest bank failures in US history. A question remains whether we have seen the last of these failures and what other ripple effects could occur. In the currency markets, the dollar index dropped below 104, reaching a three-week low for the third consecutive session. Signature and Silicon Valley Bank's...
TVC:DXY Thanks to SVB, Biden's comments and Fed Chair decision looming, the markets are very ODD today. This is where trade management comes into play. If you didn't check your greed at the door during NY session, then you probably got chopped around going to the big TP's Trade smart Trade well
The euro has posted sharp gains at the start of the week, extending its rally against a retreating US dollar. In the North American session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0740, up 0.95% and its highest level since February 15. Perhaps it is fitting that today's economic calendar has no US or European releases, allowing investors to focus their full attention on the...
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Federal Reserve used monetary policy to fight the pandemic, and household savings deposits reached about $1 trillion, with broad money M2 growing by over 25%. Many people were bullish on the US stock market, believing that these huge amounts of idle cash would one day enter the market as stocks. Obviously, many people...
With the collapse of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, the bears have took the upper hand in crypto market during the last few weeks. Even though the fact that USDC has depegged is troubling and their 3.3B deposit at SBV even more so. It will take a bit more convince me we have arrived in a new 2008 scenario. In short SBV was mismanaged, they betted...
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) is a stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. The index has been widely used as a gauge of the US equity market's performance, and it has been around since 1923. In 2008, the world witnessed one of the worst economic crises in history....
BingX’s Bitcoin Chart Bitcoin is up 9.55% over the last 24 hours and rose to an intraday high of $22,600.00. The largest cryptocurrency has rebounded above $22,000 after stablecoin issuer Circle announced the company will stand behind USDC and cover any shortfall using corporate resources, involving external capital if necessary. The rebound witnessed today...
Hi Traders, Investors and Speculators of the Charts 📈📉 Ev here. Been trading crypto since 2017 and later got into stocks. I have 3 board exams on financial markets and studied economics from a top tier university for a year. In a twist of events, an incident that happened within the banking realm created chaos for the crypto realm. I bet you didn't have that...